• OPINION

  Driving towards disaster

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/03/2021

  » Starting April 1, the maximum speed limit on highways will change from 90km per hour to 120km per hour. The new policy by Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob is not only sending a confusing signal to drivers but is also raising the need for an urgent debate about road safety.

• OPINION

  The wheels on the bus go around Khon Kaen

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 26/11/2014

  » Last week, the mayor of Khon Kaen and a group of locals showed strong commitment to improving the city's public transportation system. They are no longer waiting for a budget from our centralised government.

• OPINION

  Make our roads safer

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 31/05/2021

  » While a campaign to reduce the speed of vehicles on roads to save lives was observed across the world last week, the government of Thailand seems to be moving in the opposite direction.

• OPINION

  The perils of plastic

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/09/2019

  » Last week, I visited Wat Chak Daeng in the Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan to make merit. Instead of donating cash, food or monk robes, I donated paper boxes, UHT (ultra-high temperature) boxes and a big bag fully loaded with single-use plastic bags that I had collected for two months.

• OPINION

  Don Mueang showing its age

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/10/2015

  » When Don Mueang airport reopened eight years ago, the executives of Airports of Thailand (AoT) probably could never have predicted that the airport would become overcrowded so fast. However, they should have come up with a strategic plan a couple of years ago before the airport exceeded its capacity.

• OPINION

  Save the forests — and park rangers, too

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/08/2014

  » The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced last week its master plan to reduce deforestation by 40% in the next decade. I was happy to learn of the initiative.

• OPINION

  Pray or pay?

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/06/2014

  » Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, one of the landmarks in Chiang Mai and a sacred site to Thai people, will soon have a new three-storey building topped with an observatory platform, an expansion of the temple’s facilities aimed at increasing the number of tourists.

• OPINION

  The government that cried wolf

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 07/08/2013

  » Watching people putting food in their mouths isn't fun. But we see this kind of scene every time there is a question about food safety. And so here we go again.

• OPINION

  Thailand is tourism's own worst enemy

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/03/2013

  » Thailand always sees itself as the tourism leader in Southeast Asia, with the industry's highest incomes in the region as well as a growing numbers of visitors _ it may reach 24 million this year. Despite the good news, the bad news is the country's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) has gradually dropped, according to the latest report from the World Economic Forum.

• OPINION

  Terminal frustration

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/09/2012

  » October 1 is a remarkable day for Thai AirAsia, the giant low-cost airline. It will move its operation base from Suvarnabhumi airport to Don Muang airport. The relocation will bring about 10,000 more passengers to Don Muang airport per day, according to Airports of Thailand (AoT). At present, Don Muang services flights for Nok Air, OrienThai, Solar Air and charter flights. AoT expects more low-cost airlines to follow suit. With the move, Don Muang then will be known among passengers as a low-cost airline hub.

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